A Florida federal judge on Monday tossed a $25 million securities fraud case against William "Beau" Wrigley Jr., heir to the chewing gum fortune, and the cannabis company he used to run, finding that the allegations brought by investors fell outside the ambit of federal securities law.
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Wrigley Heir, Cannabis Co. Beat $25M Securities Fraud Suit

By Sam Reisman

A Florida federal judge on Monday tossed a $25 million securities fraud case against William "Beau" Wrigley Jr., heir to the chewing gum fortune, and the cannabis company he used to run, finding that the allegations brought by investors fell outside the ambit of federal securities law.

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Vape Co. Accused Of Racial Bias Toward Black Manager

By Jonathan Capriel

A retail marketing manager for a high-end maker of cannabis vape products, Puffco, claims she was subjected to daily race- and gender-based harassment, functionally demoted after taking medical leave and then retaliated against after complaining to HR, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County court.

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Cannabis Co. Says Worker's Suit Belongs Before NLRB

By Emily Brill

A former employee of a New Jersey cannabis company should have brought his wrongful firing claims to the National Labor Relations Board and the fact that he didn't dooms his lawsuit in New Jersey federal court, the company said in a motion to dismiss the litigation.

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REGULATION

FTC Warns 7 Retailers About Unqualified 'U.S. Origin' Claims

By Gina Kim

The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday that it has notified seven retail businesses that sell drums, industrial laser machinery and e-cigarettes that they may be making unqualified "Made in  the USA" or "Made in Texas" claims about their respective products, and have advised them to comply with the agency's labeling rules. 

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Justices Stand On Statutory Specifics In Cisco And Landor

With its June 23 decisions in Cisco Systems Inc. v. Doe and Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the U.S. Supreme Court doubled down on the critical point that the statute invoked in a federal claim must authorize a private lawsuit and the remedy sought, says Patrick Judd at Phelps Dunbar.

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What Ex-CFPB Head's Calif. Role May Foretell For Oversight

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to lead a new consumer agency signals tougher state financial services oversight, especially for fintechs, as well as heightened enforcement activity and larger penalties, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Sealing The Deal

How Gibson Dunn Helped SpaceX Pull Off Its $75B Global IPO

By Al Barbarino

When SpaceX completed its record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering last month, the transaction was notable not only for its size — the largest IPO ever — but also for breaking new ground in how public offerings can be structured to reach retail investors around the world.

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CEO Cops To Conspiracy In BigLaw Insider Trading Case

By Sydney Price

A Dubai-based CEO and trader has pled guilty in Massachusetts federal court to charges that he worked with a former BigLaw associate and others to carry out a far-reaching insider trading scheme.

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Justices To Defend Court's Budget In Rare Hill Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify before House and Senate committees on July 14, marking the first time in seven years that a sitting justice has gone before lawmakers.

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Ex-DOJ Employees Tell Senate To Reject Blanche Nomination

By Emily Sawicki

Hundreds of former Justice Department employees and appointees urged the Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the permanent role, particularly noting what they called Blanche's work toward politicizing the department.

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ChatGPT Edits Weren't 'Knowing' Errors, Conn. Justices Told

By Aaron Keller

A GLG Law LLC lawyer who blamed ChatGPT for misquotes and citation errors in three filings told the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday he did not violate an ethics rule requiring candor to the tribunal because his briefs, though inaccurate, contained correct assertions about the law.

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Ogletree Co-Founder Deakins, 'Beacon Of Wisdom,' Dies At 90

By Emily Johnson

A co-founder of the global labor and employment juggernaut Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC died Monday after decades of helping shape the firm's values of honesty and transparency.

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McCarter Atty's Work 'Fell Short' In $20M Deals, Judge Told

By Brian Steele

McCarter & English LLP and one of its Connecticut attorneys failed to uphold the applicable standard of care when advising insurers on $20 million worth of loan transactions that ultimately fell apart because the borrower stopped paying, an expert witness told a Connecticut state court on Tuesday.

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House Dems Push To Ban Judges From Prediction Markets

By Emily Sawicki

Ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the federal judiciary to ban judges from taking part in prediction markets amid growing concerns that court-related wagers could undermine judicial integrity.

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Amazon.com Inc.

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Cisco Systems Inc.

Connecticut Bar Association

Connecticut Fair Housing Center

EchoStar Corp.

Fort Point Capital

Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

LinkedIn Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

National Association of Attorneys General

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Walmart Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Gibson Dunn

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McCarter & English

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Ogletree Deakins

Phelps Dunbar

Quinn Emanuel

Saul Ewing

Sidley Austin

Silver Golub

Tabah Law

Wiggin & Dana

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Civil Rights Department

Congressional Research Service

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Department of Cannabis Control

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

National Labor Relations Board

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court